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Las Vegas Sands Corp. and MGM Resorts International are scouting sites for casinos in Japan as Tokyo’s selection to host the 2020 Olympics boosts confidence a law legalizing gambling resorts in the capital will pass.

Nintendo Co. , the world’s biggest maker of video-game players, began selling its 3DS handheld model to crowds in Tokyo as the company tries to revive profit amid growing competition with Apple Inc. and Sony Corp.

Sony Corp. Chairman Howard Stringer ’s decision to make Kazuo Hirai his top lieutenant signals the company will accelerate plans to marry its content with hardware after its products lost ground to Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co.

Sony Corp. , the world’s second- largest maker of video-game players, is investigating whether data on 75 million users were accessed after an attack on its PlayStation Network and Qriocity online service.